44 results for tag: Cheney history

1908 122 College Avenue

The building we see today as a single business is actually two separate buildings erected at two different dates. In this story we focus on the building at the corner with Second, the older of the two buildings. Read the full story on StoryMaps.

1924 108 College Ave

The building we see today was erected in 1924 as a two-story addition to the Masonic building facing 1st Street. The ground floor and basement were built to house the Cheney Free Press newspaper office, while the second floor was laid out for the Mason’s and Eastern Star lodge functions. Click to read the full story on StoryMaps.

1953 505 1st Street

This building on the corner of 1st & College dates to 1953, but the history of this corner is much older. Click Read More to view the StoryMaps story of this corner.

1890 – 507 1st Street

You must look very closely at the western wall or walk around to the alley to see any trace of the 1890 brick building that housed the Chevrolet car dealership in Cheney for 63 years. Click Read More to view the StoryMaps story of this once prominent building.

1929 – 513 1st Street

The building we see today was purpose-built under government guidelines by George Brown of the adjacent Brown & Holter Chevrolet car dealership. Postal workers moved everything into the building over the weekend of January 5, 1929. The building has used the addresses 511, 513, 517, and 523 during its history. Click read more to see the StoryMaps version with images

1890 – 510/512 (old 506/508) 1st Street

This building was erected in 1890 after the great Cheney fire of 18 April 1889. John Melville and George W. Rich built two 25' x 65' commercial spaces sharing front and back façades. The brick buildings were typical commercial one-story structures with a flat roof, with a built-up front façade that sat on basalt foundations. Remodeling has completely covered the original building and the east side wall was rebuilt with cement block to re-enforce the deteriorating brick after the small adjacent building was removed. The building housed two commercial spaces known as 506 and 508 1st. Click Read More to view the story.

1886 – 502/504 1st Street

This corner building at 502/504 1st Street was rebuilt from the ruins of the former brick building after the fire of 18 April 1889 by saloon owner and wholesale liquor dealer, Paul Bocion. Click Read More to view the story.

1890 – 420 1st Street

Erected about 1890, this building at 420 1st Street first housed a general merchandise store. The one-story, 25 by 90 foot flat-roof building originally had brick cornices, large display windows flanking a central entry door, with a row of windows above. A cloth awning provided shade from the summer sun. Click Read More to view the story.

1883 – 416 1st Street

This building is believed to be the oldest brick commercial building in Cheney, though our pioneer ancestors would not recognize it today. Only a few details from the original building remain on the front façade. Erected in 1883 by Wellington W. Griswold after having seen the damage to the business district from several fires, Griswold's building was a fine 2-story brick structure which housed his Gem Saloon on the ground floor with a large hall on the second floor. Click Read More to view the story.

1890 – Pomeroy Building 407 – 411 1st Street

Called the Pomeroy Building or Moose Hall, this two-story building was erected in 1890 by Dr. Francis A. Pomeroy with partner and first tenant, George Gale Mobley, a general merchandise vendor. The timing was fortuitous, for when the Cheney Normal School was destroyed by fire in August 1891, the newly completed building had space on the second floor to accommodate some of its classes. Click Read More to view the story.